The Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council says arrangements are far advanced for Okyehene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin to install a legitimate chief for Nsawam Adoagyiri to put to rest all chieftaincy disputes in the area. This follows rising tension in Adoagyiri after three persons purporting to represent the Akyem Kotoku council claimed in reference to a […] The post Akyem
The good news story of Africa’s economic development over the past decades has been called into question by recent events, which threaten to undo much of the gains. According to the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organisation, decades of work to reduce hunger in Africa are being reversed as the continent struggles to cope with conflict, climate crisis […] The post Economic
The Coalition of Individual Bondholders has given the Ministry of Finance a 48-hour ultimatum to pay all matured principal and outstanding coupons due on the existing bonds issued by the government. The coalition made up of the Ghana Individual Bondholders Forum and Individual Bondholders Association of Ghana also slammed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), […] The post Individual
The Information Services Department (ISD) of the Ministry of Information has launched a new platform aimed at combating the growing scourge of misinformation in the country. The platform which is a website called Ghana Today is a reliable news portal that provides accurate information on Government projects, programs, communications and positions. The launch of the […] The post ISD
The launch of this year’s Harvest Praise event took place at the Harvest International Ministries at Tesano on Monday, March 13. Harvest Praise is an annual gospel music outreach program, initiated by Harvest International Ministries (HIM) in 1998 and held on every Good Friday. The biggest gospel musical concert has since helped people who hitherto […] The post Don
Former President John Dramani Mahama will today, Tuesday, March, 14, join executives and activists of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Duayaw Nkwanta to begin a one-day campaign tour of the Ahafo Region. He will visit all six constituencies of the region. “This will be the last of his three-region tour that has taken him […] The post John Mahama takes campaign to Ahafo
A father’s quest to spend time with his son was cut short as a result of his untimely death. This was the testimony of the father of Ishmael Mensah who was killed allegedly by the two teenagers in Kasoa for money rituals. The two teenagers, Felix Nyarko and Nicholas Kini have been standing trial since […] The post Prosecution opens case in Kasoa ritual killing appeared first
Newmont Africa has announced that its Ghana operations (Ahafo South and Akyem mines) paid a total of GHS 2.76 billion in taxes, royalties, levies, and carried interest to the Government of Ghana in 2022, through the Ghana Revenue Authority, Forestry Commission, and Ministry of Finance. For the full year (2022), Newmont Africa paid GHS 1.53 […] The post Newmont
Newmont Africa has announced that its Ghana operations (Ahafo South and Akyem mines) paid a total of GHS 2.76 billion in taxes, royalties, levies, and carried interest to the Government of Ghana in 2022, through the Ghana Revenue Authority, Forestry Commission, and Ministry of Finance. For the full year (2022), Newmont Africa paid GHS 1.53 […] The post Newmont
Absa Group reported strong normalised headline earnings of R21 billion for the 2022 financial year, an increase of 13% from the prior year and well above pre-Covid levels. The result was driven by significantly higher pre-provision profit which, in turn, was driven by very strong revenue growth of 15% to just under R100 billion. Strong […] The post Absa
Brave Foundation in partnership with Jumia Ghana, Marie Stopes Ghana, and Innovate Labs on March 8, 2023, organized an event dubbed Brave Girl Amplified at Accra Wesley Girls Senior High School. The event was held in line with this year’s theme “Embrace Equity” for International Women’s Day and aimed to empower female students through practical […] The post Brave
The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) PLC has launched a new corporate strategy with a commitment to strengthen Agribusiness Financing to accelerate the achievement of its vision “to be the people’s bank, harnessing the transformational power of agribusiness for wealth creation.” The new corporate strategy, which was considered and approved by the Board of Directors of […] The post ADB
The Police have arrested one more suspect wanted in connection with the violent disturbances that occurred during the National Democratic Congress’ National Youth and Women’s Congress held on December 10, 2022, at Cape Coast in the Central Region. The suspect, Fuseini Lukman Yidana, was arrested at Tamale Cultural Centre on 9th March 2023 and is […] The post One
The National STIs and AIDS Control Programme has stated that the initial plan to launch the HIV/AIDS self-test kit this month is unlikely to happen due to a delay in community engagement. It says it is still conducting a pilot test of test kit samples and sensitization in some communities across the country, with the […] The post Community engagements delaying
Many futuristic novels and films have explored what the world might look like without water. But water scarcity isn’t a problem for the far-off future: it’s already here. In its 2021 report UN Water outlined the scale of the crisis: 2.3 billion people live in water-stressed countries and 733 million of those people are in […] The post From waste to clean water:
The Vice President of the United States of America (USA) Kamala Harris will travel to Africa later this month, her office announced Monday, becoming the most senior Biden administration official to visit the continent. Her trip comes as the administration seeks to bolster its relationships with African countries, as competitors like Russia and China have […] The post Kamala Harris
The seventh prosecution witness in the En Huang (Aisha Huang) case Mathew Kwabla Abotsi has asked the court to deploy a delegation to the communities where Aisha Huang used to carry out her mining activities to assess the rate of destruction. This follows attempts by the lawyers of Aisha Huang to disprove his testimony. Michael […] The post Prosecution
The National Peace Council says the military should have allowed the police to take charge of probe into the killing of a soldier at Ashaiman rather than invading the area and brutalizing residents. It maintains the police have proven to be a trustworthy investigative body over the years. George Amoh, Executive Secretary of the Council, […] The post You goofed with
A former Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, has criticised the commission for its move to discard the guarantor system for the continuous voter registration exercise. In a statement made exclusively to the Daily Graphic, he said the contention of the EC that the guarantor system was not robust and, therefore, the […] The post Don’t scrap
The government has revised the schedules of the Fees and Charges (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2022, (Act 1080). The amendments are in line with the government’s intention to restart collecting tolls on some roads pending the completion of the steps to identify the roads and highways to be affected by the reintroduction of the tolls. To […] The post Gov’t
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Instagram
Google+
YouTube
LinkedIn
RSS